Fertility Rate: Switzerland
Switzerland's fertility rate is currently 1.29 births per woman as of 2024. # Switzerland Fertility Rate Switzerland's fertility rate stands at 1.
Current (2024)
1.29 births per woman
-3.0% y/y
Peak (1964)
2.66 births per woman
Low (2024)
1.29 births per woman
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Fertility Rate — Switzerland
1960 — 2024
Fertility Rate — Switzerland
Analysis# Switzerland Fertility Rate
Switzerland's fertility rate stands at 1.29 births per woman in 2024, marking an all-time low and representing a dramatic 47.1% decline since 1960, when the rate peaked at 2.66. The country has experienced a sustained downward trajectory over six decades, falling from a post-war baby boom high in 1964 to well below replacement level today.
The sharpest decline occurred between the 1960s and 1980s, driven by widespread access to contraception and changing social attitudes toward family planning. Recent years show continued erosion, particularly since 2019, when the rate dropped below 1.5 births per woman. The 2024 figure reflects an ongoing pattern: each year from 2022 onward has registered lower fertility than the previous year, suggesting Switzerland's fertility rate will remain among Europe's lowest for the foreseeable future.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.29 births per woman | -3.01% |
| 2023 | 1.33 births per woman | -4.32% |
| 2022 | 1.39 births per woman | -8.55% |
| 2021 | 1.52 births per woman | +4.11% |
| 2020 | 1.46 births per woman | -1.35% |
| 2019 | 1.48 births per woman | -2.63% |
| 2018 | 1.52 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2017 | 1.52 births per woman | -1.30% |
| 2016 | 1.54 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2015 | 1.54 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2014 | 1.54 births per woman | +1.32% |
| 2013 | 1.52 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2012 | 1.52 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2011 | 1.52 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2010 | 1.52 births per woman | +1.33% |
| 2009 | 1.5 births per woman | +1.35% |
| 2008 | 1.48 births per woman | +1.37% |
| 2007 | 1.46 births per woman | +1.39% |
| 2006 | 1.44 births per woman | +1.41% |
| 2005 | 1.42 births per woman | +0.00% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.42 births per woman | +2.16% |
| 2003 | 1.39 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 2002 | 1.39 births per woman | +0.72% |
| 2001 | 1.38 births per woman | -8.00% |
| 2000 | 1.5 births per woman | +1.35% |
| 1999 | 1.48 births per woman | +0.68% |
| 1998 | 1.47 births per woman | -0.68% |
| 1997 | 1.48 births per woman | -1.33% |
| 1996 | 1.5 births per woman | +1.35% |
| 1995 | 1.48 births per woman | -0.67% |
| 1994 | 1.49 births per woman | -1.32% |
| 1993 | 1.51 births per woman | -4.43% |
| 1992 | 1.58 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1991 | 1.58 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1990 | 1.58 births per woman | +1.28% |
| 1989 | 1.56 births per woman | -0.64% |
| 1988 | 1.57 births per woman | +3.29% |
| 1987 | 1.52 births per woman | -0.65% |
| 1986 | 1.53 births per woman | +0.66% |
| 1985 | 1.52 births per woman | -0.65% |
| 1984 | 1.53 births per woman | +0.66% |
| 1983 | 1.52 births per woman | -2.56% |
| 1982 | 1.56 births per woman | +0.65% |
| 1981 | 1.55 births per woman | +0.00% |
| 1980 | 1.55 births per woman | +1.97% |
| 1979 | 1.52 births per woman | +0.66% |
| 1978 | 1.51 births per woman | -1.31% |
| 1977 | 1.53 births per woman | -1.29% |
| 1976 | 1.55 births per woman | -3.73% |
| 1975 | 1.61 births per woman | -6.94% |
| 1974 | 1.73 births per woman | -4.42% |
| 1973 | 1.81 births per woman | -5.24% |
| 1972 | 1.91 births per woman | -6.37% |
| 1971 | 2.04 births per woman | -2.86% |
| 1970 | 2.1 births per woman | -4.11% |
| 1969 | 2.19 births per woman | -4.37% |
| 1968 | 2.29 births per woman | -4.18% |
| 1967 | 2.39 births per woman | -4.40% |
| 1966 | 2.5 births per woman | -3.47% |
| 1965 | 2.59 births per woman | -2.63% |
| 1964 | 2.66 births per woman | +0.38% |
| 1963 | 2.65 births per woman | +2.71% |
| 1962 | 2.58 births per woman | +2.38% |
| 1961 | 2.52 births per woman | +3.28% |
| 1960 | 2.44 births per woman | — |
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